Etymology of the Latin word intellegentia
the Latin word
intellegentia (intelligence; intellect; understanding)
derived from the Latin word
intellegere (understand; realize)
using the Latin prefix
inter-derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Derivations in other languages
English
intelligence, Russian
intelligentsiya
